Bangladesh acts ahead of a heat wave

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society activated its Early Action Protocol for Heatwave in Dhaka on 21 April 2024.

Webinar series on extreme heat in the Sahel region

The Anticipation Hub, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and ANACIM in Senegal are hosting a series of webinars on anticipating heat waves in the Sahel.

Linking Nepal’s social protection programmes with anticipatory action

Nepal has a diverse portfolio of social protection programmes and humanitarian organizations are finding creative ways to use these for anticipatory action and disaster-response activities.

Mapping for anticipatory action in Timor-Leste

Together with the Humanitarian OSM Team and OSM community, the Climate Centre and the Timor-Leste Red Cross Society have been mapping with local communities to provide insights into areas at risk from floods, landslides and other climate-related hazards.

New report on anticipatory action to be launched at HNPW

The Anticipation Hub will launch its new report, Anticipatory Action in 2023: A Global Overview, at Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week in Geneva, Switzerland.

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News September 06, 2022

Early Action, Scaling up

A new EAP for Floods associated with Tropical Cyclones will benefit up to 15,000 people in Guatemala

The IFRC has approved a new EAP for Floods associated with Tropical Cyclones in Guatemala, which will help the country to act ahead of this oft-occurring hazard.

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News September 06, 2022

Early Action

Niger activates its Early Action Protocol for Floods

After a period of above-average rainfall, the water level in the Niger River at Niamey rose significantly, therefore the Niger Red Cross Society activated its Early Action Protocol (EAP) for floods …

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News August 24, 2022

Earth Observation, M&E

Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning in anticipatory action: Earth observation as a game changer

A new article in the journal Frontiers In Climate explores how Earth observation data can support monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) for anticipatory action.

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News August 16, 2022

Early Action

Simplified Early Action Protocols: making funding for anticipatory action more accessible

The IFRC has launched a simplified version of its early action protocol, which aims to enable even more National Societies to implement anticipatory action.

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News August 15, 2022

Dialogue Platform

Save the date: 6th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform, 1-3 November 2022

The 6th Asia-Pacific Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action will take place from 1-3 November 2022, in Bangkok and online, under the theme ‘Anticipatory action: building bridges for a …

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News, Other July 29, 2022

Two consultancy positions at the Anticipation Hub - apply now!

Two exciting consultancies are currently open at the Anticipation Hub, for a partnership and community engagement advisor, and a consultant/event coordinator for the Global Dialogue Platform.

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News July 27, 2022

Disaster Risk Financing, Early Action, Early Warning System, Scaling up

Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in Lebanon: kicking off a new project to anticipate winter storms

The Lebanese Red Cross Society, with support from the German Red Cross, organized a three-day FbF kick-off workshop to launch the first anticipatory action project for winter storms in Lebanon.

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News July 19, 2022

Early Action

Activation of EAP for Heatwaves in southern Kyrgyzstan: 2,100 households to be protected from extreme heat

The heatwave Early Action Protocol (EAP) of the Kyrgysztan Red Crescent was triggered on July 17, 2022 based on the official bulletin from Kyrgyzhydromet (the local Met Office).

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Therefore, scaling up is not just “more”, it also means “better”.
To respond collectively in a coordinated manner, we must work together.

Jagan Chapagain Secretary General, IFRC

What is global is local somewhere and what is local is global somewhere else. For this reason, it is very important for us to actually come together and co-design, co-produce and co-implement, so we can learn from each other and also cross-fertilize ideas and solutions.

Dr. Halima Saado Abdillahi Head of Research and Learning, International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) and Kenya Red Cross

Better anticipation allows us to stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly volatile climate, connecting scientific information to practical action on the ground.

Professor Maarten van Aalst Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

Anticipatory action has tremendous potential to increase the efficiency of life-saving interventions and protect the most vulnerable. This is especially true for women and girls who often face some of the most severe risks. Through well-targeted anticipatory approaches, we can better empower women and girls to face crises on their own terms.

Lisa Carty Director, Humanitarian Financing & Resource Mobilization Division, OCHA

Anticipatory actions are the bright spots in a bleak humanitarian outlook. If we manage to move more in that direction, we will get a response that is faster, cheaper, and more dignified. One that protects hard-won development gains.

Mark Lowcock Emergency Relief Coordinator

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In expanding the use of anticipatory action to address more risks, be applicable in more contexts and strengthen overall disaster risk financing approaches, experts and practitioners are engaging in multi-disciplinary collaboration to enable anticipatory action to be applied where and when it is needed using adapted tools, innovative solutions and new ways of working.

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